Thoughts By Men

2019-08-20

Struggles

Struggles: Yes we all go through them. Sometimes we know why and probably most often we don't. James tells us to...

2019-08-19

God is Jealous

Your Lord is jealous of your love. Did He choose you? Then He cannot bear that you would choose another.

2019-08-18

Feelings of Inferiority

The misery of inferiority is never what God intends for His children. Its seed usually takes root in the impressionable hearts of the young and thrives in an atmosphere of comparison.

2019-08-17

Bruised Reeds and Smoldering Wicks

Are you a bruised reed? Were you bruised by harsh words, a friend’s anger, a spouse’s betrayal, religion’s rigidity, or your own failure.

2019-08-14

Stop Being Uneasy about Your Life

God doesn’t condemn legitimate concern for responsibilities but rather the continuous mind-set that dismisses God’s presence.

2019-08-12

Bitterness in the Garden of Our Hearts

God desires to rescue us from bitterness so we can truly love and laugh again. Let us, therefore, sincerely approach the throne of God's grace and ask Him to show us the garden of our hearts. Yes, and let us see if our souls are truly free of the root of bitterness.

2019-08-11

God Knows Our Needs

A change of heart toward ongoing suffering is a huge challenge. On our own, it’s impossible, but the Lord promises to strengthen us through Christ.

2019-08-09

Every Reason to be Content

“Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content.” Philippians 4:11

2019-08-08

Abundant, Supernatural Life

My friend Randy had given up on the Christian life. He said, "I have tried, but failed so many times; nothing seems to work. God doesn't hear my prayers, and I am tired of trying.

2019-08-05

God’s Protection

Can you look back over your life and see instances of God’s protection? Did God keep you from a bad relationship? Or protect you from the wrong job?

2019-08-02

You are Defined by God, and God Alone

Your faith will grow stronger as you focus on your identity in Christ (Galatians 2). What this means is that you abandon any image of yourself that is not from God.

2019-08-01

Hit and Run

God wants us to face our problem situations and work them out. With His personal presence in our lives, and His wonderful promises of help and encouragement, we will begin to see His hand at work in our lives,

2019-07-31

To Do Good

We are to be a people who do good deeds! When God gives us the opportunity, let's take it!

2019-07-29

Like a Sweet Perfume

"...spread the Gospel like a sweet perfume" 2 Corinthians 2:14 We can certainly learn a lesson from the apostle Paul. He frequently begins a chapter or a verse with a note of praise.

2019-07-28

Grace Can Heal Hurts

People bring pain. Sometimes deliberately. Sometimes randomly. So where do you turn?

2019-07-26

Walking Through Open Doors

God, help me pay attention to clear signs you provide regarding my future

2019-07-25

The Stones Cry Out

If the stones were to speak, they could tell of how God took them from the quarry, shaped them, and made them fit for the temple. We too can testify of all the ways God has guided us,

2019-07-23

You Don’t Have to Worry

The Apostle Paul urges us to “be anxious for nothing.” God offers you and me the possibility of a worry-free life. Jesus said,“Can all your worries add a single moment to your life! Of course not” (Matthew 6:27).

2019-07-20

Sweet Comfort

Fear saps our will power and leaves us feeling depleted and hopeless. Yet very few of us have ever experienced a defeat so complete and bitter as the one God's people faced when Isaiah shared this message of hope.

2019-07-19

God is Our Guardian

God is your guardian, separating you from evil. So, why do bad things happen to us?

2019-07-17

God and Comfort

Just close your eyes and imagine that God too has a message board in Heaven and on it each day He writes that His goal for the day is to make you and me as comfortable as possible.

2019-07-13

Defined by God’s Grace

Are you defined by God’s grace? Your deeds don’t save you. Your deeds don’t keep you saved. Grace does. Paul said, “By the grace of God I am what I am.”

2019-07-11

God’s Unfailing Love

Believing and accepting that you are loved by the Father will in turn affect your feelings for Him. Commit to knowing Him more intimately and accurately through His Word, and your affection for Him will begin to grow.

2019-07-07

A Broken Heart?

Without forgiveness, bitterness is all that is left. “The LORD hates what evil people do, but he loves those who do what is right.” Proverbs 15:9

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